Lekki Sisi - S01 E67

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Lekki Sisi - S01 E67

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 67

Mimi smiled. ‘That day we decided we were going to only meet in public places. If I had to be in his house, there must be a third party.’

None of us said anything for a long time. It was as if silence was part of the conversation.

Femi turned to Wale. ‘Now is the time to be more careful. There is a possibility for you to think you can handle sexual temptation because your wedding is close. The devil never rests. Be at alert.’ Bro Femi turned the other way where Patrick and I sat.

‘If you discover that every time you are alone together, it’s so difficult to keep your hands away off each other, avoid places where you can easily be tempted. Don’t wait until emotions are on fire before making deliberate decisions. That fall into sexual immorality did not start the moment your clothes went off.’

‘A word is enough for the wise.’ Mimi added.‘ Let’s finish our meal.’

Bro Femi talked about other things while I concentrated on my meal. When I raised my head, Patrick was staring at me. I rolled my eyes at him and chewed the meat in my mouth slowly. He smiled and turned his gaze away from me.

I called Yetunde that night after I showered. We had not spoken since I walked out of Shade’s house.

‘I thought you were never going to talk to me again.’ Yetunde said.

‘Why shouldn’t I? I just needed time to process the news.’

‘I’ll be travelling to Akure tomorrow.’

‘You mean you’ve been in Lagos all this while?’

‘Yes. Tinuke, mum’s in the hospital. The doctor is saying they’ll have to amputate her leg.’

I sat down, shocked. ‘But they operated on that leg after the accident. What happened again?’

‘We don’t understand. Dad has booked an appointment with a doctor here in Lagos. An ambulance will be going to Akure to pick mummy tomorrow. But I’ll be going in a separate car with Dad’s driver. Can we go together?’

I hesitated. ‘Sure. But why didn’t mum tell me this when I called her last week?’

Yetunde ignored my question. ‘Tinuke. I really wish you could get to know Dad, he’s a wonderful man.’

‘Does Mum know about this?’

‘Not yet.’

We left for Akure early the following morning. Yetunde and I sat at the back seat of a white Mercedes-Benz while the ambulance sped in front of us. It’d be my first time back in Akure since I came into Lagos. The thought of going back to Akure left me with mixed feelings.

At the hospital, mum was wheeled out and carried into the ambulance. Before the paramedics shut the van, she smiled at me and said, ‘Thank you for taking care of me, Tinuke.’

Mum obviously thought I paid for the treatment. When I looked at Yetunde, she just shrugged.

‘I’m going with mum.’ Gbenga announced.

He dipped his hand into my bag and pulled out my purse before I could protest. He got out four one thousand naira notes from my purse and jumped into the ambulance.

‘I’ll be staying back in Akure for some days.’ I said, after the ambulance disappeared out of sight.

Yetunde moved towards the Mercedes-benz. ‘I’ll have to leave now. I need to be with mum at the hospital.’

I nodded. ‘I understand.’

The house was empty when I walked in later that day. The old chairs were still where they were when I left there. But the dining chairs had been replaced. There was also a Nexus deep freezer close to the entrance of the kitchen.